So They Did It That Way by J. Blanksby and C. Sibly Lake Alexandrins which is the name given which is the name given to the supply train that carries the necessities and minor luxuries of life to the tiny townships along eh Trans Australian Railway adventure and the new tastes you can acquire far from home We felt that the time was ripe to preserve on paper something of the change and development which had occurred during the first 64 years of the life of the school while it was still possible to glean the necessary information form first hand sources “The decision to attempt a short history of Strathalbyn High School was taken in July 1976